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Title: The Steady Running of the Hour

Author: Justin Go

Narrator: Steve West

Format: Unabridged

Length: 16 hrs and 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-01-14

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

In 1924, the English mountaineer Ashley Walsingham dies attempting to summit Mount Everest, leaving his fortune to his former lover, Imogen Soames-Andersson - whom he has not seen in seven years. Ashleys solicitors search in vain for Imogen, but the estate remains unclaimed.

Nearly 80 years later, new information leads the same law firm to Tristan Campbell, a young American who could be the estates rightful heir. If Tristan can prove he is Imogens descendant, the inheritance will be his. But with only weeks before Ashleys trust expires, Tristan must hurry to find the evidence he needs.

From London archives to Somme battlefields to the Eastfjords of Iceland, Tristan races to piece together the story behind the unclaimed riches: a reckless love affair pursued only days before Ashleys deployment to the Western Front; a desperate trench battle fought by soldiers whose hope is survival rather than victory; an expedition to the uncharted heights of the worlds tallest mountain.

Following a trail of evidence that stretches to the far edge of Europe, Tristan becomes consumed by Ashley and Imogens story. But as he draws close to the truth, Tristan realises he may be seeking something more than an unclaimed fortune.

Members Reviews:

Intriguing, two stories in one

Although the romance on which this mystery is based is rather improbable, the story is totally gripping from the first. The book follows the story of a young man searching, with powerful motivation, for the truth about what became of two young people he believed to be his great grandparents, winding their real stories between his unearthing of clues. All three of the stories we follow are fascinating and the descriptions of his forebears' experiences at the time of the Great War are vivid and moving. The final revelation is tantalisingly treated and the end of the book, while perhaps a little predictable, feels very right. I loved this book and would choose more by this author and this narrator.

Haunting, but not in a good way

What did you like best about The Steady Running of the Hour? What did you like least?

I liked the historical detail - it seemed to be well-researched. He can obviously write.The worst thing is the ending. It makes all the hours of listening seem futile.

What could Justin Go have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

He could have done a great deal of editing, made the relationship between Tristan and Merielle more believable and given us a proper ending.

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

The narrator seems to be very confused about accents. The first person character writes with an English accent but speaks and writes postcards etc with an American accent. Weird and disconcerting. He gives all French characters comedy 'Allo, 'Allo accents, even when they are speaking their own language. Who decides this stuff - is it up to the individual actor?

If this book were a film would you go see it?

Hollywood would NEVER make a film with such a sketchy ending - they'll probably make it but change the ending. I can't imagine i'd go.

Any additional comments?

Don't think, when you get to the end and have re-listened to several chapters, that it's YOU that isn't smart enough. This is a shameful way to end a book.

I Cannot Recommend This Book - Verging on Dreadful

I started listening to this while I was quite unwell.